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his [listen] (der; die; das) seinige

his family die seinigen; die Seinigen

his [listen] sein; seine [listen] [listen]

his; its [listen] [listen] dessen {pron} [listen]

the man and his wife der Mann und dessen Frau

the greenhouse effect and its consequences der Treibhauseffekt und dessen Folgen

on his part seinerseits

His bark is worse than his bite. [prov.] Bellende Hunde beißen nicht. [Sprw.]

His hair stood on end. Die Haare standen ihm zu Berge.

His conscience pricked him. Er bekam Gewissensbisse.

His mind was in a haze. Er blickte nicht mehr durch.

His race is run. Er hat die längste Zeit gelebt.

His life is no bed of roses. Er hat nichts zu lachen.

His friends are few. Er hat wenige Freunde.

His fingers are all thumbs. Er hat zwei linke Hände. [übtr.]

His face fell. Er machte ein langes Gesicht.

His mind was in a haze. Er war wie betäubt.

His life is at stake. Es geht um sein Leben.

His courage fell. Ihm sank der Mut.

His number is up. Jetzt ist er dran.

His speech won over all the critics. Mit seiner Rede hat er alle Kritiker für sich gewonnen.

His halo never slips. Nichts kann seinen Heiligenschein trüben.

His report caused a sensation. Sein Bericht erregte Aufsehen.

His friend helped him out. Sein Freund griff ihm unter die Arme.

His face was a perfect study. Sein Gesicht war sehenswert.

His life is hanging by a thread. Sein Leben hängt an einem seidenen Faden.

His life is completely taken up by work. Sein Leben ist ganz mit Arbeit ausgefüllt.

His spirit broke. Sein Mut verließ ihn.

His plans went up in smoke. Seine Pläne sind in die Binsen gegangen.

His days are numbered. Seine Tage sind gezählt.

His dreams came true. Seine Träume erfüllten sich.

His time is up. Seine Zeit ist abgelaufen.

Things have come full circle now that he is back in his hometown. Jetzt, wo er wieder in seiner Heimatstadt ist, schließt sich der Kreis.

student about to take his/her diploma/degree Diplomand {m}; Diplomandin {f} [stud.]

students about to take their diplomas Diplomanden {pl}; Diplomandinnen {pl}

claim by the owner for the return of his property; rei vindicatio Eigentumsherausgabeanspruch {m}; rei vindicatio [jur.]

It was seen as a sign of his seriousness on human rights. Es wurde als Zeichen gewertet, dass er es mit den Menschenrechten ernst meint.

person celebrating his jubilee Jubilar {m}

to put sb. off his/her stride jdn. aus dem Konzept bringen

traitor of his country; treasonist Landesverräter {m}; Landesverräterin {f}

traitor of his countrys; treasonists Landesverräter {pl}; Landesverräterinnen {pl}

to send sb. to his doom jdn. ans Messer liefern [übtr.]

to take sb. up on his (her) promise jdn. in die Pflicht nehmen

doctrinaire; person who sticks rigidly to his/her principles Prinzipienreiter {f}

according to his/her lights für seine/ihre Verhältnisse

to bring sb. to his senses jdn. zur Vernunft bringen; jdn. zur Besinnung bringen

to train sb. in; to familiarize sb. with his/her work jdn. einarbeiten {vt}

to vet sb.; to put sb. through his paces jdn. auf Herz und Nieren prüfen [übtr.]

for his sake; for him seinetwillen; seinetwegen {adv}; ihm zuliebe

to sweep sb. off his/her feet sich Hals über Kopf verlieben

to put sb. in her/his place jdn. in seine Schranken weisen

to put sb. on his mettle jdn. zur Aufbietung all seiner Kräfte zwingen

He who does lend, loses his friend. [prov.] Borgen macht Sorgen. [Sprw.]

Spare his blushes! Bringen Sie ihn doch nicht in Verlegenheit!

That's a feather in his cap. Darauf kann er stolz sein.

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